Fortune Barishal posted a challenging total of 161 runs before Cumilla Victorians in the eighth game of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL).
Being asked to bat, Barishal did not start well as they lost three wickets in 43 runs at Shre-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Tuesday.
After that, Soumya Sarkar and Mushfiqur Rahim came in and made a 66-run stand between them to set the foundation of the respectable total. The team ended at 161/9 after 20 overs.
Mushfiq departed for 62 from 44 balls hitting two sixes and six fours while Soumya scored 42 from 31 with two sixes and four fours before going back to the pavilion.
Mustafizur Rahman bagged the highest three wickets for Cumilla while Roston Chase and Matthew Forde picked up two wickets each.
Playing XIs
Fortune Barishal: Tamim Iqbal (c), Pritom Kumar, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Soumya Sarkar, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Shoaib Malik, Mahmudullah, Dunith Wellalage, Khaled Ahmed, Mohammad Imran, Abbas Afridi.
Cumilla Victorians: Litton Das (c & wk), Imrul Kayes, Towhid Hridoy, Jaker Ali, Mohammad Rizwan, Tanvir Islam, Roston Chase, Mustafizur Rahman, Matthew Forde, Khushdil Shah, Aliss Islam.
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